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Opitien Ejiroghene, Frontend engineer for startups and founders, from idea to launch.

Hi, I'm Opitien Ejiroghene, a frontend engineer working with React, Next.js, TypeScript and React Native. I build web and mobile products, integrate systems and turn ideas into working software, from understanding the problem to building the interface that solves it. I'm drawn to product engineering and Forward Deployed Engineering, where software meets real business problems.

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Portrait of Opitien Ejiroghene

At a glance

Roles
Frontend EngineerReact DeveloperProduct Engineer
Building since
2023
Education
B.Sc. Computer Science, FUPRE (2026)
Now
Frontend at Encirco and Payce, plus contract work with Builders HQ.

Skills

  • React,
  • Next.js,
  • React Native,
  • TypeScript,
  • JavaScript,
  • HTML5 & CSS3,
  • Tailwind CSS,
  • Bootstrap,
  • Framer Motion,
  • Chart.js,
  • Web accessibility,
  • Performance optimisation
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Selected work

All work
  • Encirco homepage: 'Start and run your business in Nigeria, all in one place.' beside a preview of the dashboard

    Encirco

    Company registration, compliance and admin, made simple.

    SaaS Platform · Business Services

    2026
  • Payce homepage: the payce wordmark over an illustrated walker in a chat bubble, with 'This app pays you to walk' and a Download the app button

    Payce

    A step challenge app that pays you to walk.

    Consumer App · Partner Platform

    2026
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Experience

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    • Built the entire frontend of the Encirco platform, including the public-facing landing page and website, and implemented SEO improvements.
    • Built four complete business registration workflows (trademark registration, SCUML registration, company incorporation and personal business registration), translating complex requirements into guided, interactive user journeys.
    • Integrated backend APIs and implemented payment interfaces; built dashboard visualisations with Chart.js.
    • React
    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind CSS
    • REST APIs
    • Chart.js
    encir.co(opens in a new tab)

    • Built the frontend of Payce, including its public-facing landing pages and other product interfaces.
    • Developed a custom content management system so non-technical team members, including designers, can update landing-page content, images and website sections without developer assistance.
    • Built dashboards supporting run club operations and brand activation activities.
    • Collaborated on the Payce mobile app with React Native.
    • React
    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • JavaScript
    • React Native
    • Claude
    joinpayce.com(opens in a new tab)

    • Took over the USDC testnet wallet integration, working with Varial (formerly Freighter).
    • Worked on payment-related frontend functionality and wallet interactions, and contributed to a cross-border payment product demonstration.
    • React
    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • Stellar
    • USDC testnet

    • Worked with designers and developers, shipping frontend features for early-stage startups using React & TypeScript.
    • Conducted market research to inform product direction, and collaborated closely with design — reading and implementing directly from Figma files.
    • Strengthened deep, production-level fluency in the React ecosystem working within a React-first engineering team.
    • React
    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • CSS
    • Bootstrap
    • Figma
    southcircle.io(opens in a new tab)